Individual Details
William Shadrach ROWLAND
(25 Jul 1834 - 30 Oct 1916)
Events
| Birth | 25 Jul 1834 | Cambria County, Pennsylvania |  | ||
| Census | 1850 | South Mahoning Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Census | 1850 | Brush Valley Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Census | 1860 | Brush Valley Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania |  | | |
| Marriage | 26 Dec 1861 | Mary Jane LUKEHART | | ||
| Military | From 30 Aug 1864 to 23 Jun 1865 | Civil War in company E, 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry (80th Volunteers) | | ||
| Property | 19 Oct 1865 | 112 acres from his parents, William and Clarissa Rowland, for $1 and other consideration - South Mahoning Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Census | 1870 | South Mahoning Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Census | 1880 | South Mahoning Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Marriage | 29 Oct 1885 | Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Lydia Agnes LUKEHART | | ||
| Property | 15 Jul 1886 | 8 acres to M. L. Rowland for $320 - South Mahoning Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Property | 16 Feb 1893 | the oil, petroleum, and gas under 104 acres for $1 and other consideration described in the agreement - South Mahoning Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Census | 1900 | South Mahoning Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Property | 12 Jun 1902 | a release from his sisters and their husbands (Anna M. and Isaac N. Wissinger and Mary E. and John Davis) | | ||
| Property | 28 Jul 1903 | a release from his sister and her husband, Rebecca and C. N. Miller | | ||
| Property | 17 Feb 1904 | a release from G. F. Currie, the brother-in-law of Jacob Rowland | | ||
| Property | 18 Feb 1904 | a release from his brother, Martin L. Rowland | | ||
| Property | 22 Mar 1904 | 104 acres to William McKee Wilson for $4800 - South Mahoning Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Property | 2 Apr 1904 | 51 acres except for coal rights from Hannah Bricker for $1275 - South Mahoning Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Property | 23 Jul 1904 | a release from his sister, Amanda Jones | | ||
| Property | 13 Dec 1905 | one acre except for coal rights to Joseph M. Wilson for $28 - South Mahoning Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Census | 1910 | South Mahoning Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Death | 30 Oct 1916 | South Mahoning Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Burial | 1 Nov 1916 | Old Mahoing Baptist Church Cemetery, South Mahoning Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Jane LUKEHART (1837 - 1884) |
| Child | Emery Preston ROWLAND (1863 - 1937) |
| Child | John Davis ROWLAND (1864 - 1929) |
| Child | Ira Curtin ROWLAND (1866 - 1947) |
| Child | Homer Eden ROWLAND (1870 - 1872) |
| Child | Bertha Elvena ROWLAND (1873 - 1968) |
| Child | Allura Estella ROWLAND (1876 - 1878) |
| Child | Clara Lena ROWLAND (1882 - 1912) |
| Spouse | Lydia Agnes LUKEHART (1856 - 1949) |
| Child | Mayme Tessie ROWLAND (1886 - 1965) |
| Child | Olive Lenora ROWLAND (1889 - 1937) |
| Child | William Clair ROWLAND (1895 - 1982) |
| Father | William ROWLAND (1801 - 1883) |
| Mother | Clarissa RUNDEL (1809 - 1897) |
| Sibling | Rev. Elias ROWLAND (1833 - 1919) |
| Sibling | John G. ROWLAND (1836 - 1865) |
| Sibling | Isaac W. ROWLAND (1837 - 1907) |
| Sibling | Jacob J. ROWLAND (1839 - 1886) |
| Sibling | Amy Jane ROWLAND (1841 - 1861) |
| Sibling | Anna Maria ROWLAND (1843 - 1908) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth "Lizzie" ROWLAND (1844 - 1925) |
| Sibling | Mary Ellen ROWLAND (1846 - 1931) |
| Sibling | Rev. Martin Luther ROWLAND (1848 - 1930) |
| Sibling | Mahala ROWLAND (1849 - 1849) |
| Sibling | Amanda M. ROWLAND (1851 - 1930) |
| Sibling | Sarah Rebecca ROWLAND (1854 - 1937) |
Notes
Census
William was a student in the 1860 census in the household of John Rolland.Property
William and Clarissa Rowland transferred their farm of 112 acres to their son, William S. Rowland, for $1 and the following consideration on 19 October 1865. He was to support them for the remainder of their lives and was to pay his brothers (Jacob and Martin L.) $40 each after their parents' deaths and was to pay his sisters (Anna M., Elizabeth, Mary E., Amanda, and Rebecca) $60 each after their parents' deaths.Property
William S. Rowland leased his farm for the oil, petroleum, and gas on it. He was to receive 1/8 of the oil or petroleum produced. If gas was found, he was to receive $100 per year and free gas for household use for the dwelling house on the property. No wells were to be drilled on the 14 acres surrounding the buildings. If no wells were drilled within one year, he was to receive a yearly rental fee of $23. The original agreement was for five years and was extended on 18 February 1898 for another year under the original terms or as long as oil or gas was produced or the carrying rent was paid.Endnotes
1. William Shadrach Rowland, Death Certificate, Record Type: Death Certificate, Name Of Person: William Rowland, File No: No. 106467 (30 October 1916).
2. Prof. J. T. Stewart, compiler, Indiana County Pennsylvania: Her People, Past and Present, 2 Volumes (Chicago: J. H. Beers & CO., 1913), II: 844-845.
3. Old Mahoning Baptist Church cemetery (South Mahoning Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania), tombstones, Wm. S. Rowland tombstone, read and photograped by Nancy Fowler.
4. "Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-1999," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 July 2012), William S. Rowland; citing Series: 1-10; Folder 420; Mahoning Baptist Cemetery.
5. Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com, accessed on 7 June 2012; Record, William S. Rowland, 1834–1916; includes a picture of tombstone; Memorial # 45081923; Record of the Old Mahoning Baptist Cemetery; Created by Barb Red.
6. "William S. Rowland,'" Pension file number XC2,695,553, Department of Veterans Affairs, File received from Department of Veterans Affairs 12 September 2012 under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request (CS# 12-07019-F) , Baltimore Regional Office, Baltimore, Maryland.
7. 1850 U.S. census, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, South Mahoning Township, page 201, dwelling 1, family 1, William Rowland; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 June 2012); from National Archives microfilm M432, roll 785.
8. 1850 U.S. census, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Brushvalley Township, page 81A, dwelling 1127, family 1132, John Roland; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 March 2017); from National Archives microfilm M432, roll 785.
9. 1860 U.S. census, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Mechanicsburg Post Office, Brush Valley Township, page 53, dwelling 2086, family 2017, William S. Roland; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 June 2012); from National Archives microfilm M653, roll 1116.
10. Prof. J. T. Stewart, compiler, Indiana County Pennsylvania: Her People, Past and Present, 2 Volumes (Chicago: J. H. Beers & CO., 1913), II:846.
11. Capt. C. T. Arms; E. White, compiler, History of Indiana County Pennsylvania 1880 (Newark, Ohio: J. A. Caldwell, 1880; reprint, U.S. A.: Walsworth Publishing Company , 1981), 477.
12. Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com, accessed on 7 June 2012; Record, Mary Jane Rowland, wife of W. S. Rowland;died Oct. 26, 1884; aged 47 y, 2m, & 7d; includes a picture of tombstone; Memorial # 45082048; Record of the Old Mahoning Baptist Cemetery; Created by Barb Red.
13. "William S. Rowland,'" Pension file number XC2,695,553, Department of Veterans Affairs, File received from Department of Veterans Affairs 12 September 2012 under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request (CS# 12-07019-F) , Baltimore Regional Office, Baltimore, Maryland.
14. Capt. C. T. Arms; E. White, compiler, History of Indiana County Pennsylvania 1880 (Newark, Ohio: J. A. Caldwell, 1880; reprint, U.S. A.: Walsworth Publishing Company , 1981), 477.
15. National Park Service, "U.S. Civil War Soldiers 1861-1865," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 July 2012), William S. Rowland; citing Film number M554, roll 104; Company E, 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry (80th Volunteers).
16. "Civil War Veterans' Card File 1861-1865," Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, ARIAS, Pennsylvania's Digital State Archives (http:// www.digital archives.state,pa.us : accessed 7 December 2011), digital images, "Wm. S. Rowland," index card.
17. "U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934," database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 July 2012), William S. Rowland; citing National Archives microfilm T288, roll 406; William S. Rowland filed 8 January 1892, widow Lydia Agnes Rowland filed 22 November 1916 .
18. "Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-1999," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 July 2012), William S. Rowland; citing Series: 1-10; Folder 420; Mahoning Baptist Cemetery.
19. Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Indiana County Deed Records, 31:472-474, William Rowland and Clarissa his wife to William S. Rowland, 19 October 1865; recorded 29 November 1865; Indiana County Courthouse, Indiana, Pennsylvania.
20. 1870 U.S. census, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Plumville Post Office, South Mahoning Township, page 19 (penned), page 356 (stamped), dwelling 144, family 146, William Rowland; digital images, Ancestry. com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 June 2012); from National Archives microfilm M593, roll 1351.
21. 1880 U.S. census, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, South Mahoning Township, enumeration district (ED) 143, page 6 (penned), page 302B (stamped), family 53, dwelling 53, Wm. S. Rowland; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 June 2012); from National Archives microfilm T9, roll 1135.
22. "William S. Rowland,'" Pension file number XC2,695,553, Department of Veterans Affairs, File received from Department of Veterans Affairs 12 September 2012 under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request (CS# 12-07019-F) , Baltimore Regional Office, Baltimore, Maryland.
23. Indiana County, Pennsylvania, "Marriage Registers," Volume 1, page 13, number 13, W. S. Rowland and L. A. Lukehart, 29 October 1885; Indiana County Courthouse, Indiana, Pennsylvania.
24. Prof. J. T. Stewart, compiler, Indiana County Pennsylvania: Her People, Past and Present, 2 Volumes (Chicago: J. H. Beers & CO., 1913), II:846.
25. Bureau of Vital Statistics, Pennsylvania Department of Health, "Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963," database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 20 December 2016), Lydia Agnes Rowland, died 5 January 1949; citing Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Death certificate number 702.
26. Old Mahoning Baptist Cemetery (Home, Indiana County, Pennsylvania), Find A Grave, database and images (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 December 2016), memorial page for Lydia Agnes Lukehart Rowland, Find A Grave Memorial # 45081983, memorial created by Barb Red, photograph by Barb Red.
27. Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Indiana County Deed Records, B46:278, W. S. Rowland and L. A. his wife to M. L. Rowland, 15 July 1886; recorded 16 July 1886; Indiana County Courthouse, Indiana, Pennsylvania.
28. Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Indiana County Deed Records, B65:206-208, Agreement between Wm. S. Rowland and M. S. Adams , 16 February 1893; recorded 9 March 1899; Indiana County Courthouse, Indiana, Pennsylvania.
29. 1900 U.S. census, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, South Mahoning Township, enumeration district (ED) 64, page 155A, dwelling 8, family 8, William Rowlana; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 June 2012); from National Archives microfilm T623, roll 1416.
30. Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Indiana County Deed Records, A73:342-343, Anna M. Wissinger and Isaac N. Wissinger, her husband, and Mary E. Davis and John Davis, her husband, to William S. Rowland, 12 June 1902; recorded 12 June 1902; Indiana County Courthouse, Indiana, Pennsylvania.
31. Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Indiana County Deed Records, B82:250, Rebecca Miller and C. N. Miller, her husband to William S. Rowland, 28 July 1903; recorded 2 February 1904; Indiana County Courthouse, Indiana, Pennsylvania.
32. Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Indiana County Deed Records, B82: 453-454, G. F. Currie to William S. Rowland, 17 February 1904; recorded 22 March 1904; Indiana County Courthouse, Indiana, Pennsylvania.
33. Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Indiana County Deed Records, B82:454, Martin L. Rowland to William S. Rowland, 18 February 1904; recorded 22 March 1904; Indiana County Courthouse, Indiana, Pennsylvania.
34. Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Indiana County Deed Records, A85:642-643, William S. Rowland and Agnes his wife to William McKee Wilson, 22 March 1904; recorded 22 March 1904; Indiana County Courthouse, Indiana, Pennsylvania.
35. Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Indiana County Deed Records, 93:19, Mrs. Hannah Mikesell (now Hannah Bricker) to W. S. Rowland, 2 April 1904; recorded 13 December 1905; Indiana County Courthouse, Indiana, Pennsylvania.
36. Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Indiana County Deed Records, B83:445-446, Amanda Jones to Wm. S. Rowland, 23 July 1904; recorded 8 August 1904; Indiana County Courthouse, Indiana, Pennsylvania.
37. Indiana County, Pennsylvania, Indiana County Deed Records, 100:13, W. S. Rowland and Lydia A. his wife to Joseph M. Wilson, 13 December 1905; recorded 6 September 1906; Indiana County Courthouse, Indiana, Pennsylvania.
38. 1910 U.S. census, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, South Mahoing Township, enumeration district (ED) 92, page 10A (penned), page 46 (stamped), dwelling 193, family 197, William S. Rowland; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 June 2012); from National Archives microfilm T624, roll 1351.
39. William Shadrach Rowland, Death Certificate, Record Type: Death Certificate, Name Of Person: William Rowland, File No: No. 106467 (30 October 1916).
40. Old Mahoning Baptist Church cemetery (South Mahoning Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania), tombstones, Wm. S. Rowland tombstone, read and photograped by Nancy Fowler.
41. "Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-1999," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 July 2012), William S. Rowland; citing Series: 1-10; Folder 420; Mahoning Baptist Cemetery.
42. Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com, accessed on 7 June 2012; Record, William S. Rowland, 1834–1916; includes a picture of tombstone; Memorial # 45081923; Record of the Old Mahoning Baptist Cemetery; Created by Barb Red.
43. "William S. Rowland,'" Pension file number XC2,695,553, Department of Veterans Affairs, File received from Department of Veterans Affairs 12 September 2012 under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request (CS# 12-07019-F) , Baltimore Regional Office, Baltimore, Maryland.
44. William Shadrach Rowland, Death Certificate, Record Type: Death Certificate, Name Of Person: William Rowland, File No: No. 106467 (30 October 1916).
45. Old Mahoning Baptist Church cemetery (South Mahoning Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania), tombstones, Wm. S. Rowland tombstone, read and photograped by Nancy Fowler.
46. "Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-1999," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 9 July 2012), William S. Rowland; citing Series: 1-10; Folder 420; Mahoning Baptist Cemetery.
47. Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com, accessed on 7 June 2012; Record, William S. Rowland, 1834–1916; includes a picture of tombstone; Memorial # 45081923; Record of the Old Mahoning Baptist Cemetery; Created by Barb Red.